This year, three Singaporeans have been named in Forbes Magazine's 100 most powerful women list which was released on Wednesday (Dec 11). Among them is OCBC chief Helen Wong, who came in at number 59. Wong, who became Group CEO in 2021 and a director of the bank's board in 2023, is drawing upon four decades of banking experience to...
Helen Wong, Ho Ching and Jenny Lee were named in Forbes' list of 100 most powerful women in 2024.This year, three Singaporeans have been named in Forbes Magazine's 100 most powerful women list which was released on Wednesday .Wong, who became Group CEO in 2021 and a director of the bank's board in 2023, is drawing upon four decades of banking experience to lead OCBC, which recorded $13.5 billion in total income for the fiscal year of 2023, Forbes said.
She also opened offices in San Francisco in 2018 and "poured over a quarter of Temasek's money into sectors like life sciences, tech and agribusiness", it added.Having placed 97th last year, 51-year-old Lee went up a spot in 2024. Lee was also the first woman to reach top 10 in the Forbes' Midas List 2012, which is an annual ranking of the most influential and best-performing venture capital investors.
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